The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-09
CAPITAL CITY CRAYONS.
The Election for the Judges to be Held
Next Monday.


ATLANTA, GA, July S-The election for
Chief Justice and Judge of the Chattahoo-
chez circuit will be held Monday. Judge
Bleckley is the only candidate for Chief
Justice and will be elected without opposi-
ton
Gov. Smith, of Columbus, and Judge w.
f. Mathews are the opposing candidates for
Judge of the ChattahOochee circuit. Judge
Mathews has developed considerable
strength, but the impression is that Gov.
Smith will be elected easily
The pententiary investigation committee
met this afternoon and examined one wit
ness, Cicero Pertlue, anegro who served out
a four years sentence from Fulton county
for burglary He swore to the brutal treat
ment of convicts at the Old Town camp by
w. L. Smith, the whipping boss. 1t was
discovered after an examination of the
records in the penitentiary office that Per
due was discharged April IL, 1885, and that
Smith was appointed whipping boss ten
days afterwards, which rather upsets his
testimony.
The investigation was closed temporarily
because il was found that it would be neceS-
sary to have a stenographer and there is no
appropriation to pay him. There was
stenographic report of Senator Browns
testimony paid for by Chairman Huff The
pense and think it should be met by the
State. The Chairman of the Penitcntiary
Committee of the House will ask for an APP
preparation of $3.50 tOpay stenographer.
LYNCHERs AFTER HOLMAN.
The Sheriff of Whitfield county carried
Holman to the Rising Fawn convict camp
last night. An attempt was made on the
train at Dalton to take the prisoner from the
Sheriff to lynch him The Sheriff leveled
his pistol at the leader and threatened to kill
him il he did not leave the car, and the
crowd left.
Solicitor General Rogers to-day paid the
Comptroller S2,609, the amount of tho Fl.
fa'S. issued against the bondsmen of Jesse
Nj. Robson, Tax Collector of Washington
county, to cover his shortage.
The Adiutant General has made a rcqui-
sition on the War Department in favor of
the Richmond HuSsars for fifty saddles,
brides and blankets, thirty-five carbines,
twenty sabres and other equipments. The
cost will be 81 $50. The Hussars asked for
seventy-five saddles, but Adjutant General
Kell would not draw so heavily on the
States quota, which is nearly exhausted
Judge Marshall Clark heard to-day the
application of the Mutual Reserve Fund AS
ISOLATION of New York, to compel the
Comptroller TO issue a license to the COM
pany to do business, claiming to be a benev-
client association and therefore exempt from
making the returns required of insurance
companies. The Attorney General repre-
scented the State. The court withheld its
decision.
AN UNPROVoKED ASSAULT.
An unknown white man made an unpro-
voked attack on negro named Sam Fields
at the west end of Marietta street this morn
ing, and stabbed him in the left arm and
back with n pocket knife. The Negroes
wounds We're dressed at Sharp's drug store
on Marietta street. They are not dangerous.
Cases were made tonight against Philip
Breitenbucher and his wine room keeper,
Jacob Nogt, for violation of the prohibition
law at the Globe wine room, on Marietta
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